How to organise events
Organising your event
| Locations and venues
| Getting permission
| Event safety
| Event security
| Resources
| Waste management
| Traffic management
| Funding and your budget
| Licences
| Insurance and damage
| Pay your invoice
Insurance and damage
There are a number of factors to consider in relation to insurance, damage to
property and health and safety issues.
Indemnity
The purpose of an indemnity is to require the person giving the indemnity to
meet any claims made against the person who holds the indemnity.
If an event is to take place in an area which is usually open to the public,
and which has private property nearby, we need to ensure that no
injury occurs to members of the public and that there is no damage to other
people's property. Our standard conditions have been drafted with this in mind.
Public liability insurance
This is an insurance policy held by an organiser of an activity.
It provides the organiser with some protection if a third party brings an
action against the organiser or when there is a risk of damage.
Without such a policy the organiser would be personally liable.
Public liability insurance will also be important when the organiser has
indemnified us, and a third party makes a claim against us.
For further information contact an insurance broker (see Insurance Brokers in
the Yellow Pages).
Damage bonds
If you are holding your event in an Auckland City Council venue, you may need to pay
a bond to cover potential costs of repairing any damage or clean up if the area
is not left in the way it was found.
The bond amount will depend on the area you are using and the scale of
activities you are undertaking. You will need to pay the bond at least two weeks
before the event, so make sure it is included in your budget.
Contact us if you need any more
information about any of the above.
Updated May 2008
